Brake, West Virginia
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brake-west-virginia-284-1620618
title:
Brake, West Virginia
text:
Brake is an unincorporated community on the South Fork South Branch Potomac River in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. The community is named for the family of early landowner Johann Jacob Brake, who emigrated from southern Germany in the early 18th century. The town once included a sawmill, gristmill, distillery, blacksmith shop, and post office. The original log house used as a post office in the early- to mid-19th century still stands. The Brake Cemetery harbors the remains of Brake
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake,_West_Virginia
date created:
date modified:
2023-07-22T20:27:42Z
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fields total:
13
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15